Identified on the verso (May Ellingsen's handwriting) as (L to R) Jack Manson, Anna Manson, Beatrice Hawkins, Meg Robertson, Mabel Hawkins.
Jack Manson has his arm in a sling; he had suffered an accident while working in the woods.
Found on shelf, November 2021, in an envelope labelled "Early Days Cortes Island. Enclosed Etta Byers' stuff including her typed story".
Scope and Content
Identified on the verso (May Ellingsen's handwriting) as (L to R) Jack Manson, Anna Manson, Beatrice Hawkins, Meg Robertson, Mabel Hawkins.
Jack Manson has his arm in a sling; he had suffered an accident while working in the woods.
"Fred's cat, 1969" on verso.
Fred Reedel was skidding into Strange's Bay in 1969 with this beautiful 40 foot long, 6 foot diameter fir log in the arch.
"Fred's cat, 1969" on verso.
Fred Reedel was skidding into Strange's Bay in 1969 with this beautiful 40 foot long, 6 foot diameter fir log in the arch.
L to R: Kyoshi Kosky, Justin Stirn
Part of a series of 8 photographs which document a clean-up at the proposed Carrington Bay Park site. The squatters' cabin was built in the 1970s, on the east side of Carrington Bay.
L to R: Kyoshi Kosky, Justin Stirn
Part of a series of 8 photographs which document a clean-up at the proposed Carrington Bay Park site. The squatters' cabin was built in the 1970s, on the east side of Carrington Bay.
Fonds consists of material generated by the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative records, research materials, correspondence, ephemera, maps, plans, and publications of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society, as well as some records of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fonds is arranged into twelve series, following the original order of the records.
An accrual in 2023, described as Series 12, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, etc; arranged in chronological order (original order).
In 1987, members of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization incorporated the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society (currently known as the Cortes Island Senior's Society) with the following stated purposes:
(a) to operate a facility where persons aged 65 years or older, or persons between 55 and 65 years of age who are in need, can improve their health through physical and other acitivity;
(b) to operate a residential housing facility for such persons;
(c) to carry on social activities incidental to the above purposes, but not to own, operate or manage a social club.
The records of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society provide useful insight into their process of envisioning the future of seniors' housing on Cortes Island.
Custodial History
Donated by Ruth Zwickel on behalf of the Cortes Island Senior's Society in 2013. An accrual was donated by Elinor Harwood on behalf of the Cortes Island Seniors' Society in 2021.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of material generated by the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative records, research materials, correspondence, ephemera, maps, plans, and publications of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society, as well as some records of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fonds is arranged into twelve series, following the original order of the records.
An accrual in 2023, described as Series 12, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, etc; arranged in chronological order (original order).
Back, L to R: Mrs. J. Nixon, Mrs. R. McLennan, Mrs. Margaret Manson
Middle, L to R: Rose Manson, Anna Manson, Mrs. H. Hague
Front, L to R: Mabel Lowe, Nicol Manson, Eleanor Hague, Jack Manson
Description taken from May Elllingsen Historic Photograph Album p. 75. Although identified on the back as "taken at John Manson's farm", this was taken at the Nixon home on Twin Island.
Back, L to R: Mrs. J. Nixon, Mrs. R. McLennan, Mrs. Margaret Manson
Middle, L to R: Rose Manson, Anna Manson, Mrs. H. Hague
Front, L to R: Mabel Lowe, Nicol Manson, Eleanor Hague, Jack Manson
Description taken from May Elllingsen Historic Photograph Album p. 75. Although identified on the back as "taken at John Manson's farm", this was taken at the Nixon home on Twin Island.
